Kevin Ayers
Background information
Birth name	Kevin Ayers
Born	16 August 1944 (1944-08-16) (age 63)
Origin	Kent, England
Genre(s)	Psychedelia Pop Experimental Music
Instrument(s)	Guitar, Bass
Years active	1960's—present
Label(s)	Harvest Island LO-MAX
Website	kevin-ayers.com

Kevin Ayers (born 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent) is an English songwriter and major influential force in the early English psychedelic movement. John Peel wrote in his autobiography that "Kevin Ayers' talent is so acute you could perform major eye surgery with it." Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Psychedelia in music (or also psychedelic music, less formally) is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles, genres and scenes, that may include psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop, psychedelic soul, psychedelic ambient, psychedelic trance, psychedelic techno, and others. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Harvest Records was a record label, formed by EMI in 1969 to promote progressive rock music and to compete with Philips Vertigo label and Deccas Deram labels. ... LO-MAX Records is a West London based independent record label, founded in 2003 and specialising in lyrical rock music. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , Herne Bay is a seaside town in Kent, South East England, with a population of 35,188. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... For psychedelics, see psychedelic drug. ... For other persons named John Peel, see John Peel (disambiguation). ...

Ayers was a founding member of the pioneering psychedelic band Soft Machine in the late 1960s, and was closely associated with the Canterbury scene. For the book by William S. Burroughs, see The Soft Machine. ... The Canterbury Scene (or Canterbury Sound) is a term used to loosely describe the group of progressive rock musicians that were based around the city of Canterbury, Kent, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s. ...

He has recorded a series of albums as a solo artist and worked with Brian Eno, Syd Barrett, John Cale, Elton John, Robert Wyatt, Andy Summers, Mike Oldfield, Nico, Ollie Halsall and many others. Long resident in Deià, Mallorca he returned to the United Kingdom in the mid 1990s. He now lives in the south of France and has completed work on a new album recorded in New York City, Tucson, Arizona and London. An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ... Brian Eno (pronounced IPA: ) born on 15 May 1948 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) is an English electronic musician, music theorist and record producer. ... Roger Keith Syd Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and artist. ... Not to be confused with J.J. Cale. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945, in Bristol) is an English musician, and a former member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine. ... Andy Summers (born Andrew James Somers 31 December 1942) is an English guitarist and composer best known for his work in The Police. ... Michael Gordon Oldfield (born May 15, 1953 in Reading, England) is a multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music and more recently dance. ... For other uses, see Nico (disambiguation). ... Ollie may not have been the best guitarist in the world, but he was certainly among the top two John Halsey, 1997 Peter Ollie Halsall was born in Southport, England in 1949. ... Deià (Castilian: Deyá) is a small coastal village in the northern ridge of the Spanish island of Majorca. ... Location Location of Mallorca in Balearic Islands Coordinates : 39° 30’N , 3°0E Time Zone : CET (UTC+1) - summer: CEST (UTC+2) General information Native name Mallorca (Catalan) Spanish name Mallorca Postal code 07001-07691 Area code 34 (Spain) + 971 (Illes Balears) Website http://www. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Tucson (pronounced ) is the seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles (98 km) north of the U.S.-Mexico border. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Early life

Ayers is the son of maverick BBC producer Rowan Ayers, but following his parents' split and his mother's subsequent marriage to a British Civil Servant, Ayers spent most of his childhood in Malaysia. The tropical atmosphere and unpressured lifestyle had an impact, and one of the frustrating and endearing aspects of Ayers' career is that every time he seemed on the point of success, he would take off for some sunny spot where good wine and food were easily found. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Rowan Ayers was a producer of BBCs Line-Up [1] [2] and Late Night Line-Up in the 1960s. ... Childhood (song) Childhood is a broad term usually applied to the phase of development in humans between infancy and adulthood. ... For other uses, see Wine (disambiguation). ...

Ayers returned to England at the age of twelve, and in his early college years took up with the burgeoning musicians' scene in the Canterbury area. He was quickly drafted into the Wilde Flowers, a band that featured Robert Wyatt and Hugh Hopper as well as future members of Caravan. Ayers has stated in interviews that the primary reason he was asked to join was that he probably had the longest hair. However, this prompted him to start writing songs and singing. College (Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945, in Bristol) is an English musician, and a former member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine. ... Hugh Hopper (born 1945, Canterbury, England) is a bass guitarist and composer. ... Caravan are an English rock/jazz band from the Canterbury area, founded by former Wilde Flowers members David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings and Richard Coughlan. ...

Soft Machine

The Wilde Flowers morphed into Soft Machine with the addition of keyboardist Mike Ratledge and guitarist Daevid Allen. Ayers switched to bass (and later both guitar and bass following Allen's departure from the group), and shared vocals with the drummer Robert Wyatt. The contrast between Ayers' baritone and Wyatt's reedy tenor, plus the freewheeling mix of rock and jazz influences, made for a memorable new sound that caught on quickly in the psychedelic 1960s. The band often shared stages (particularly at the UFO Club) with Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd. They released their debut single 'Love Makes Sweet Music' / 'Feelin' Reelin', Squeelin' in February of 1967, making it one of the first recordings from the new British psychedelic movement. Their debut album, The Soft Machine was recorded in the USA for ABC/Probe and released in 1968. It is considered a classic of the genre. For the book by William S. Burroughs, see The Soft Machine. ... A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945, in Bristol) is an English musician, and a former member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... UFOria The UFO Club was a famous but shortlived club in London during the 1960s, venue of performances by many of the top bands of the day. ... Roger Keith Syd Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and artist. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... Love Makes Sweet Music was the first single released by the Psychedelic rock group Soft Machine. ... Love Makes Sweet Music was the first single released by the Psychedelic rock group Soft Machine. ... Singles from The Soft Machine Released: November 1968 The Soft Machine, as reissue also titled Volume One, is the debut album by the British psychedelic rock band Soft Machine, one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene. ...

Solo career - 1969 - present

After an exhausting and extensive tour of the United States opening for Jimi Hendrix, a weary Ayers sold his white Fender Jazz bass to Noel Redding and retreated to the beaches of Ibiza in Spain with Daevid Allen to recuperate. While there, Ayers went on a songwriting binge that resulted in the songs that would make up his first album, Joy of a Toy. The album was one of the first released on the new Harvest label, along with Pink Floyd's releases. Joy of a Toy established Ayers as a unique talent with music that varied from the circus march of the title cut to the pastoral "Girl on a Swing" and the ominous "Oleh Oleh Bandu Bandong", based on a Malaysian folksong. Ayers' old mates from Soft Machine backed him, with the addition on some cuts of Rob Tait, sometime Gong drummer. Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... It has been suggested that Fender Amplifier History be merged into this article or section. ... Noel David Redding (25 December 1945 – 11 May 2003) was a rock & roll guitarist best known as the bassist for The Jimi Hendrix Experience. ... “Ebusus” redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Joy of a Toy is the debut solo album of Kevin Ayers, a founding member of Soft Machine. ... Harvest Records was a record label, formed by EMI in 1969 to promote progressive rock music and to compete with Philips Vertigo label and Deccas Deram labels. ... A gong is one of a wide variety of metal percussion instruments. ...

One interesting product of the sessions was the single, "Religious Experience (Singing a Song in the Morning)", early recordings of which featured Ayers' close friend Syd Barrett on guitar and backing vocals. The lead guitar that appears on the final mix was often thought to have been played by Barrett, even appearing on various Barrett bootlegs, but Ayers has said that he played the solo, emulating Barrett's style. However the 2004 CD reissue of Joy of a Toy includes a mix of this song featuring Barrett's guitar as a bonus track. Singing A Song In The Morning was the first Kevin Ayers single, released three months after his debut solo LP Joy of a Toy. ... Roger Keith Syd Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and artist. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s...

A second album, Shooting at the Moon, soon followed. For this, Ayers assembled a band that he called The Whole World, including a young Mike Oldfield on bass and occasionally lead guitar, and avant-garde composer David Bedford on keyboards. Again Ayers came up with a batch of engaging songs interspersed with avant-garde instrumentals and a heavy dose of whimsy. Shooting at the Moon is the second solo album of Kevin Ayers. ... Michael Gordon Oldfield (born May 15, 1953 in Reading, England) is a multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music and more recently dance. ... David Vickerman Bedford (born August 4, 1937) is a British composer and musician. ...

The Whole World was reportedly an erratic band live, and Ayers was not cut out for life on the road touring. The band broke up after a short tour, with no hard feelings, as most of the musicians guested on Ayers' next album, Whatevershebringswesing, which is regarded as one of his best, featuring the mellifluous eight-minute title track that would became Ayers' signature sound for the 70s. Whatevershebringswesing is the third solo album by Kevin Ayers. ...

1974 was a watershed year for Ayers. In addition to releasing his most compelling music in this year, he was helped provide other artists with access to a wider stage, most notably Lady June (June Campbell Cramer). The recording, titled Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy, made in a front room of Cramer's home in Vale Court, Maida Vale, brought Lady June's spoken word poetry together with the music and voice of Ayers, and also had contributions by Brian Eno and Pip Pyle. It was originally released on Ayers' own Banana Productions label (via Virgin/Caroline). Lady Junes Linguistic Leprosy is a collaboration album between the poet June Campbell Cramer, Kevin Ayers and Brian Eno. ... Brian Eno (pronounced IPA: ) born on 15 May 1948 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) is an English electronic musician, music theorist and record producer. ... Pip Pyle is a British-born drummer now residing in France. ...

The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories marked Ayers’ move to the more commercial Island record label and is considered by many to be the most cohesive example of Ayersian philosophy. The production was expensive with Ayers quoting the recording costs in a 1974 NME interview as exceeding £32,000 (a vast figure at the time). On this LP Mike Oldfield returned to the fold and guitarist Ollie Halsall from progressive rock band Patto began a twenty-year partnership with Ayers. The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories is the sixth studio album by Kevin Ayers. ... Michael Gordon Oldfield (born May 15, 1953 in Reading, England) is a multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music and more recently dance. ... Ollie may not have been the best guitarist in the world, but he was certainly among the top two John Halsey, 1997 Peter Ollie Halsall was born in Southport, England in 1949. ... Patto was a progressive jazz-rock band formed in England in 1970 consisting of Mike Patto (born Michael Thomas Sean Patrick McCarthy, 22 September 1942, in Cirencester,Gloucestershire died 4 March 1979) on vocals, John Halsey (born 23 February 1945, in Highgate, North London) on drums, Ollie Halsall (born Peter...

On the 1 June 1974, Ayers headlined a heavily publicised concert at the Rainbow Theatre, London, accompanied by John Cale, Nico, Brian Eno and Mike Oldfield. Tensions were somewhat fraught at the event since the night before John Cale had caught Ayers sleeping with his wife^{[citation needed]}, prompting Cale to write the bile-soaked paean 'Guts' that would appear on his 1975 album Slow Dazzle. The performance was released by Island Records just a few weeks later on a live LP entitled June 1, 1974. is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Not to be confused with J.J. Cale. ... For other uses, see Nico (disambiguation). ... Brian Eno (pronounced IPA: ) born on 15 May 1948 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) is an English electronic musician, music theorist and record producer. ... Michael Gordon Oldfield (born May 15, 1953 in Reading, England) is a multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music and more recently dance. ... Not to be confused with J.J. Cale. ... Slow Dazzle was the fifth album by former Velvet Underground bassist John Cale, released in 1975. ... June 1, 1974 is a live album by Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Brian Eno and Nico. ...

In 1976 Ayers returned to his original label Harvest and released Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today). The album was a more commercial affair and secured Ayers a new American contract with ABC Records. The LP featured contributions from B.J. Cole and Zoot Money. That same year Harvest released a collection entitled Odd Ditties, that assembled a colourful and lively group of songs that Ayers had consigned to single B-Sides or left unreleased. Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today) is the 8th studio album by Kevin Ayers. ... Cochise is a country rock band that performed in the 1970s. ... Zoot Money is a pianist, organist, and actor, born George Bruno Money on 17th June 1942, who appeared (playing a promotions man) in the film Breaking Glass with Hazel OConnor. ...

The late 70’s and 80’s saw Ayers as a self-imposed exile in warmer climes, a fugitive from changing musical fashions and a hostage to chemical addictions. 1983’s Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain was, perhaps, a low-point for Ayers. He was quoted in a 1992 BBC radio 1 interview as saying he had "virtually no recollection of making those records". The road back was marked with 1988’s prophetically titled Falling Up, that received his first unanimously positive press notices in years. In 1988 he also recorded a vocal track for Mike Oldfield's single, "Flying Start". The lyrics of this song contains many references to the life of Ayers. Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain is a solo album by Kevin Ayers, a founding member of Soft Machine. ... Falling Up is the fourteenth studio album by Kevin Ayers. ... Flying Start is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1988. ...

Despite the critical acclaim Falling Up received, Ayers by this point had almost completely withdrawn from any public stage, a state further compounded by the sudden death, by a drugs overdose, of his musical partner Ollie Halsall. An acoustic album Still Life with Guitar recorded with Fairground Attraction surfaced in France on the FNAC label and was subsequently released throughout Europe. Some collaborations with Ayers fanatics Ultramarine and a concert tour with Liverpool's Wizards of Twiddly completed his output in the 90's. The recording of a key date in London with the Wizards was released on the Market Square label in 2000 under the title Turn The lights Down!. Ollie may not have been the best guitarist in the world, but he was certainly among the top two John Halsey, 1997 Peter Ollie Halsall was born in Southport, England in 1949. ... Still Life with Guitar is the fifteenth studio album by Kevin Ayers. ... l. ... FNAC (originally Fédération Nationale dAchats pour Cadres, or National Purchasing Federation for Employees) is the largest French retailer of cultural and consumer electronics products: books, CDs and DVDs, computer software and hardware, television sets, cameras, etc. ...

In the late 90's Ayers was living the life of a recluse in the South of France. At a local art gallery he met American artist Tim Shepard who had studio space in the area, and the two became friends. Ayers started to show up with a guitar and by 2005, passed some new recordings onto Shepard, most taped on a cassette recorder at his kitchen table. The songs were by turns "poignant, insightful and honest" and Shepard "deeply moved" by what he heard encouraged Ayers to record them properly for a possible new album. For the town, see Recluse, Wyoming. ...

Hooking up with London’s LO-MAX Records, Shepard found equal enthusiasm for the demos and after making some tentative enquiries, discovered a hotbed of interest for Ayers' work amongst the current generation of musicians. New York’s Ladybug Transistor set up rehearsals for a possible recording organised by bandleader Gary Olson, and Kevin flew out to New York. When the rehearsals gelled, the entourage which had now swelled to include horn and string players flew out to Tucson, Arizona where the first sessions were recorded in a dusty hanger known as Wavelab Studios. LO-MAX Records is a West London based independent record label, founded in 2003 and specialising in lyrical rock music. ... The Ladybug Transistor is a Brooklyn-based indie pop group associated with the Elephant Six Collective]]. Started in 1995 by Gary Olson, Edward Powers and Javier Villegas, the band quickly released Marlborough Farms on Sit N Spin records, adding and subtracting a couple members and going on an international tour. ... Nickname: The Old Pueblo Location in Pima County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Pima Mayor Bob Walkup (R) Area    - City 505. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ...

With the tapes from the first sessions, Shepard set about getting Ayers to complete the album in the UK, where by now word had spread and a host of musicians started gravitating to planet Ayers. Shepard recounted meeting Teenage Fanclub at a Go-Betweens party and hearing their passion for Ayers’ music and wrote a letter to singer, guitarist Norman Blake. Mojo magazine (July 2007) reported that, within a couple of weeks Ayers was in a Glasgow studio with Teenage Fanclub and a host of their like minded colleagues who had all assembled to work with their hero. Bill Wells from the Bill Wells Trio rubbed shoulders with Euros Childs from Gorkys Zygotic Mynci. Francis Reader from the Trash Can Sinatras added his voice and provided a safe house for Kevin to return to each night. Teenage Fanclub are a Scottish alternative rock band from Bellshill, near Glasgow, formed in 1989. ... For a full entry on this subject go to The Go-Betweens The Go-Betweens are one of the most internationally influential indie rock bands from Australia, formed by guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan in Brisbane in 1977. ... Norman Blake is a singer-songwriter in the Glasgow band Teenage Fanclub. ... Mojo is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. ... Teenage Fanclub are a Scottish alternative rock band from Bellshill, near Glasgow, formed in 1989. ... Bill Wells (born Falkirk) is a Scottish bassist and composer. ... Euros Childs is a Welsh musician and song-writer, best known as the frontman for the band Gorkys Zygotic Mynci. ... Gorkys Zygotic Mynci are a Welsh popular music band. ... Lead Singer of the Trashcan Sinatras, sister is Eddi Reader - vocalist for Fairground Attraction ... Trash Can Sinatras are a Scottish band who began in 1987. ...

Friends and peers from the past also visited the sessions. Robert Wyatt provided his eerie Wyattron in the poignant ‘Cold Shoulder’, Phil Manzanera contributed to the brooding ‘Brainstorm’, Hugh Hopper from Soft Machine played bass on the title track and Bridget St. John, a British Folk singer beloved of John Peel who signed her to his Dandelion Records, duetted with Ayers on ‘Baby Come Home’, the first time they had sung together since 1970 on Shooting at the Moon. The Unfairground was released in September 2007. Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945, in Bristol) is an English musician, and a former member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine. ... Phil Manzanera (born Philip Geoffrey Targett-Adams, 31 January 1951, in London, England), is an English guitarist. ... Hugh Hopper (born 1945, Canterbury, England) is a bass guitarist and composer. ... For the book by William S. Burroughs, see The Soft Machine. ... Bridget St John is a singer with a distinctively deep and somewhat melancholy voice. ... For other persons named John Peel, see John Peel (disambiguation). ... Dandelion Records was a British record label started in 1969 by the British DJ John Peel as a way to get the music he liked onto record. ... THe Unfairground is the latest album of Kevin Ayers, recorded with members of Ladybug Transistor, Teenage Fanclub, Neutral Milk Hotel and Roxy Music. ...

Kevin Ayers Album Discography

Singles from The Soft Machine Released: November 1968 The Soft Machine, as reissue also titled Volume One, is the debut album by the British psychedelic rock band Soft Machine, one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene. ... Joy of a Toy is the debut solo album of Kevin Ayers, a founding member of Soft Machine. ... Shooting at the Moon is the second solo album of Kevin Ayers. ... Whatevershebringswesing is the third solo album by Kevin Ayers. ... Bananamour is the fourth studio album by Kevin Ayers and it featured some of his most accessible recordings, including Shouting in a Bucket Blues and his whimsical tribute to Syd Barrett, Oh! Wot A Dream. After Whatevershebringswesing, Ayers assembled a new band anchored by drummer Eddie Sparrow and bassist Archie... The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories is the sixth studio album by Kevin Ayers. ... June 1, 1974 is a live album by Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Brian Eno and Nico. ... For other uses, see Nico (disambiguation). ... Not to be confused with J.J. Cale. ... Brian Eno (pronounced IPA: ) born on 15 May 1948 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) is an English electronic musician, music theorist and record producer. ... Lady Junes Linguistic Leprosy is a collaboration album between the poet June Campbell Cramer, Kevin Ayers and Brian Eno. ... Brian Eno (pronounced IPA: ) born on 15 May 1948 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) is an English electronic musician, music theorist and record producer. ... Sweet Deceiver is the seventh studio album by Kevin Ayers and his last for Island records. ... Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today) is the 8th studio album by Kevin Ayers. ... Rainbow Takeaway is the ninth studio album by Kevin Ayers. ... Thats What You Get Babe is the tenth studio album by Kevin Ayers and his final recording for Harvest. ... Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain is a solo album by Kevin Ayers, a founding member of Soft Machine. ... Deià...Vu is the twelfth studio album by Kevin Ayers, recorded in December 1980 and released in Spain after a remix in August 1984. ... As Close As You Think is the thirteenth studio album by Kevin Ayers. ... Falling Up is the fourteenth studio album by Kevin Ayers. ... Still Life with Guitar is the fifteenth studio album by Kevin Ayers. ... THe Unfairground is the latest album of Kevin Ayers, recorded with members of Ladybug Transistor, Teenage Fanclub, Neutral Milk Hotel and Roxy Music. ...

Kevin Ayers Single Discography

Love Makes Sweet Music was the first single released by the Psychedelic rock group Soft Machine. ... Joy of a Toy was the first USA single released by the Psychedelic rock group Soft Machine. ... Singing A Song In The Morning was the first Kevin Ayers single, released three months after his debut solo LP Joy of a Toy. ... Butterfly Dance was the second Kevin Ayers single. ... Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes was a Kevin Ayers single release. ... Oh! Wot A Dream was a Kevin Ayers single taken from his fourth solo album Bananamour. ... Don’t Let It Bring You Down was a Kevin Ayers French only single release. ... Caribbean Moon was a Kevin Ayers single released shortly before his third LP Bananamour. ... The Up Song was a Kevin Ayers’ first release after signing to Island Records. ... Day by Day was a Kevin Ayers Dutch only single release. ... After The Show was a Kevin Ayers exclusive single only release, with neither track appearing on the album he released that year, The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories. ... Falling In Love Again was Kevin Ayers’ final release on Island Records. ... To celebrate the return of Kevin Ayers to Harvest Records, the label reissued his 1971 neo-rockabilly single, Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes. This time the track was accompanied by an another unreleased song from the Whatevershebringswesing sessions – ‘Fake Mexican Tourist Blues’. This humorous track involves an unscrupulous Mexican trying... Star was second Kevin Ayers single issued to promote his 1976 album, Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today). ... Mr Cool was Kevin Ayers USA promotional single issued to publicize his album, Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today). ... Money Money Money was a Kevin Ayers single issued to promote his 1980 album, Thats What You Get Babe. ... Animals was a Kevin Ayers Spanish only single release. ... My Speeding Heart is a Kevin Ayers single release taken from his 1983 album, Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain. ... Who’s Still Crazy is a Kevin Ayers Spanish only single release taken from his 1983 album, Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain. ... Stop Playing With My Heart is a Kevin Ayers Spanish only single release taken from his 1984 album, Deia. ... Stepping Out is a Kevin Ayers single release taken from his 1986 album, As Close As You Think. ... Am I Really Marcel? is a Kevin Ayers Spanish only single release taken from his 1988 album, Falling Up. ... The Best We Have is the second Kevin Ayers Spanish only single release taken from his 1988 album, Falling Up. ... Thank You Very Much is a Kevin Ayers single release taken from his 1992 album, Still Life with Guitar. ...

Compilations & Live Recordings

• Odd Ditties (Harvest 1976) (a collection of rarities and unreleased tracks)
• The Kevin Ayers Collection (SFM 1983)
• Banana Productions: The Best of Kevin Ayers (EMI 1989)
• BBC Live in Concert (Windsong 1992)
• Document Series Presents Kevin Ayers (Connoisseur Collection 1992)
• 1969-80 (Alex 1995)
• First Show in the Appearance Business: The BBC Sessions 1973-1976 (Strange Fruit 1996)
• The Garden of Love with Mike Oldfield and Robert Wyatt (Voiceprint 1997)
• Singing the Bruise: The BBC Sessions, 1970-1972 [live] (Strange Fruit 1998)
• Too Old to Die Young: BBC Live 1972-1976 (Hux 1998)
• Banana Follies (Hux 1998)
• Turn the Lights Down (live) with the Wizards of Twiddly (Market Square 2000)
• The Best of Kevin Ayers (EMI 2000)
• Didn't Feel Lonely Till I Thought of You: The Island Records Years (Edsel 2004)
• Alive In California (Box-O-Plenty Records, November 2004)
• BBC Sessions 1970-1976 (Hux 2005)
• Some Kevin Ayers (white label promo 2007)

External links

• Kevin Ayers (his own site)
• 1998 Kevin Ayers interview at Perfect Sound Forever (online music magazine)
• "Why are we sleeping" (fansite)
• Kevin's daughter Galen's band 'SISKIN' website
• The Wire's 100 Records That Set the World on Fire (When No One Was Listening)
• Pitchfork news story
• NME news story
• The Sunday Times feature
• Daily Telegraph feature
• The Independent feature

The Wire is a British avant garde music magazine. ...

References & Sources

• Tomorrow Never Knows: Rock and Psychedelics in the 1960s (University Of Chicago Press 2002) ISBN-10: 0226075621
• Turn On Your Mind: Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock (Hal Leonard 2003) ISBN-10: 0634055488
• Gong: The Return of the Banana by Steve Peacock (Sounds Oct 16, 1971)
• Is This Man A Dipso? by Nick Kent (NME Aug 31, 1974)
• Let's Drink some Wine and Have a Good Time by Kenneth Ansell (ZigZag 46, 1974)
• Ayers and Graces by Nick Kent (NME Dec 7, 1974)
• Despair and Temperence in Maida Vale by Mike Flood Page (Sounds Jan 25, 1975)
• The Confessions of Doctor Amphibious and the Malaysian Headwash by Max Bell (NME May 24, 1975)
• Golden Ayers by Jonh Ingham (Sounds Mar 6, 1976)
• Ready to Die by Jonh Ingham (Sounds Jul 3, 1976)
• You Need a Bit Missing Upstairs to Play This Game by Jonathan Glancey (The Guardian July 4, 2003)
• Soft Machine: Out-Bloody-Rageous by Graham Bennett (SAF Publishing 2005)
• Whatevershebringswesing sleevenotes by Martin Wakeling (EMI Sept 2006)
• Joy of a Toy sleevenotes by Martin Wakeling (EMI Sept 2006)
• The Rare Record Price Guide (Diamond Publishing Group Ltd Oct 2006) ISBN-10: 0953260151
• Kevin Ayers: Mojo Working by James McNair (Mojo July 2007)
• The Unsung Hero of Psychedelia by Lisa Verrico (The Sunday Times Sep 2, 2007)
• The Father of the Underground by Garth Cartwright (Daily Telegraph Aug 30 2007)